EMSAMples
We got a call from my pdoc’s office on Monday to say they received a shipment of EMSAM samples. They scheduled me for an appointment on Tuesday (free of charge!) and gave me several boxes. Unfortunately, you have to be completely off of trazodone for seven days, so I can’t start using these until Monday. If we had insurance, or at least COBRA (for which we have yet to receive the information), the pdoc would have me in the hospital under observation so I could start this stuff sooner.
I hadn’t showered or changed clothes since Saturday morning, and I went to a hockey clinic (as a forward) Saturday night and played Sunday night. Pretty gross, huh? Well, that’s typical of depression. I’m now clean and showered, but it took all of my energy just to do that.
Anyway, thought I’d let you all know. Time to eat a late lunch.
Bipolar/Anxiety/BPD
Yay! Free meds!!! I hope it works for you.
January 17, 2007 3:29 pm
yyeeaaayyy happy for you. I’m going through a slump myself. It sucks, but we’ll get through it
January 17, 2007 6:50 pm
COBRA is so damn expensive. It’s better than nothing, I suppose… but not by much.
January 17, 2007 9:17 pm
I hope these samples do the trick for you Barb. I really do.
Mainly because showering is for cool kids.
January 18, 2007 10:21 am
I hope emsam works for you. Just make sure you go high enough on the dose before you decide that it is not working. The MAOI’s worked well for me, but only at very high doses, as in doses where the pharmacist didn’t want to fill my prescription. The MAOI’s are very powerful drugs, I think they have a good chance of helping you.
January 18, 2007 4:47 pm
I could never afford COBRA. I don’t know what it costs now, but even in the 80s/90s, I think it was like $400.
I hope these meds work for you.
January 18, 2007 10:30 pm
Hey Girl! Hope the meds will do the trick! And you smell nice
January 19, 2007 9:07 am